In honor of his Houston Appreciation Weekend, hip-hop star Drake performed at Warehouse Live on Friday.

Tickets were not sold publicly. Instead, they were given to volunteers for RockCorps Global.

It was a long line outside the venue. Some in the crowd said they waited two hours before the doors opened at 9 p.m., just so they can get a good view of the Canada-born rapper who credits Houston with helping him launch his career.

Drake started his days-long party for Houston on Thursday at an Astros game.